Blackhawk climate

Blackhawk Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rapid City 4NW, 3.9 km from Blackhawk

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.73 in over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Blackhawk, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.73 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
98°FMay 27, 1969
Record low
18°FMay 1, 1950
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 16 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 159°F36°F88°F 195518°F 195026%4%
May 259°F36°F86°F 201521°F 201927%3%
May 359°F36°F93°F 195219°F 195427%3%
May 460°F37°F91°F 198625°F 201327%3%
May 560°F37°F93°F 200425°F 202627%3%
May 660°F38°F88°F 201723°F 202627%3%
May 761°F38°F90°F 199225°F 201028%2%
May 861°F38°F88°F 198521°F 201028%2%
May 962°F39°F86°F 196225°F 200228%2%
May 1062°F39°F90°F 196124°F 199028%2%
May 1162°F40°F95°F 202523°F 195329%2%
May 1263°F40°F94°F 202522°F 195329%2%
May 1363°F40°F93°F 202626°F 195329%2%
May 1464°F41°F89°F 197625°F 201630%1%
May 1564°F41°F90°F 198730°F 200530%1%
May 1664°F42°F91°F 197924°F 200930%1%
May 1765°F42°F93°F 198831°F 196930%1%
May 1865°F43°F92°F 199233°F 201931%1%
May 1966°F43°F94°F 200931°F 196631%1%
May 2066°F43°F92°F 196425°F 200332%1%
May 2166°F44°F92°F 195428°F 202232%1%
May 2267°F44°F91°F 200624°F 202232%1%
May 2367°F45°F87°F 195124°F 200233%1%
May 2468°F45°F89°F 198523°F 200233%1%
May 2568°F45°F89°F 202630°F 199233%1%
May 2668°F46°F95°F 196930°F 198434%0%
May 2769°F46°F98°F 196934°F 196534%0%
May 2869°F46°F89°F 195132°F 198434%0%
May 2970°F47°F94°F 200335°F 195435%0%
May 3070°F47°F91°F 196934°F 197535%0%
May 3170°F47°F89°F 196033°F 198235%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Blackhawk, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00396947 (Rapid City 4NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024090, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.